Wind-shield.



WIND SHIELD. APPLIUATVION FILED my 2, 1908.

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Patented Nm?. 15, 1910.

Patented Nov. 15, 19M).

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JOSEFH HADKA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINIS.

WIND-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent,

PatentedA Nov. 19216.

Application filed May 2, 1908. Serial` No. 430,450.

To all 'whom it may concem: f Be it known that I, J ossrii Hanna, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in `Wind Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wind shields or wind breaks, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide means whereby the shield may be constructed of a plurality of sections, with means for adjusting'one of two adjacent sections.

- Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the upper section may be adjusted the desired distance above 'the lower section. This is an important feature of my invention, because it frequently happens 'that the occupants of a vehicle equipped with a wind shield desire to prcvent dust, dirt, and other foreign substances from entering the vehicle from the front, yet provide for the desired amount of circulation of air through the vehicle; therefore. it will -be apparent that it is desirable to have an adjustable shield-section which may be raised to the desired levels to suit varying conditions.

The invention is shown as being applied to a motor vehicle, but l" would have it understood that l reserve the right to employ it for any other purpose to which it is applicable.

In' vthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in sectionl of my invention applied to a motor vehicle. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig.j3 is a side view ofthe invention. Fig. 4 is asectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 5. Fig.- ijisa sec'- tional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. A4. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6.6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view owing a portion of the adjustable section actuating means; andlFig. 8 is a detail view of a slightly modified form of actuating means.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals of reference, 1 designates the vehicle and 2 a base rail secured thereto by cleats 3 and 3. The baserail 2 supports the lower section 4 of the wind shield which is secured to said rail by two cleats 5 and 5. The lower section of the wind shield is provided with side posts or stiles 6 and 7 which, together with the lower rail 8 and the upper rail 9, constitute a rectangular frame for the reception of a panel 10 of suitable material. The stiles 6 and 7 are provided with threaded bosses 11 and 12 to receive the brace rods 13 and 14 which are attached thereto byY suitable fastening devices shown as bolts 15 and 16. The ends of the braces 13 and 14 o posite to those secured to the bosses 15 an 16 are cnnected to a suitable part of the vehicle body in any well known manner. The

Stiles 6 and 7 are ap roximately rectangular in cross-section anc receive the adjustable grooved stiles 17 and 18v into which lit the vertical edges of the panel 28 of the. upper shield-section 27. Within the stiles 6 and 7 are blocks 19 and 20 constituting bearings for the up-standing and threaded rods 21 and 22. These rods 21 and 22 engage internally threaded blocks 23 and 24 rigidly attached to the tubular Stiles 17 and .18 of the upper or adjustable.shield-section 27. The blocks 23 and 24 are shown as rectangular in cross-section to fit into and conform to the shape of the hollow portions of the Stiles,

6 and 7. .Thus the hollow portions of the Stiles 6 and 7 constitute guides for said blocks to insure the proper movement of the upper shield section. Said stiles are shown as slotted at 6 7, respectively, to accommodate `,the edges of the panel 28. The lower ends.

of the. respective rods 21 and 22 are providedwith bevel gears 29 and 30 to mesh with corresponding gears 31 and 32 on the horizontal shaft 33 carried by the lower rail 8, and journaled in the bearings 34 and 35 in said rail 8.

On one end of the shaft 33 is a crank 36. This crank is provided with a handle in the form of a spring-pressed bolt 37 having a portion 38 entering the body portion of the crank 36 and normally extended for engagement with an opening 39 in the stile (iby` means of a spring 40 (see Fig.'1). When the bolt 37 is in engagement with the open- .ing 39,'the shaft 33 will be locked against movement, but upon withdrawing the bolt from engagement with said opening, the shaft33'may be rot-ated imparting move- 'ment to the shafts 21 and 22 so as to raise or lower t e adjustable shield-section 27. In view of. e factthat the rods 21 and 22 are threaded`for `.practically their entire length, it is obvious that the member 27 may be adjusted to any position between its two extremities, or the member 27 may be lowered even with the member 4.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a slight modct-l l tion of' the actuating means and in this form l utilize two shafts and 33" instead of the shaft 33. rlhe respective shafts 33 and 33 terminate at approximately the center oi' the. bei.' 8 and they are provided et their adiscent inner ends with hcvcl gears ll and 42 which mesh with a vbevel gear 43 on a stub shaft 4d supported by the bei' 8 and provided with :i polygonal end d5 to receive a key. or other device whereby the shaft std.-

he turned so :is to impart opposite rota- 'tive movements to the shafts 33 and 33h and neatness in appearance.

The constr etion herein shown provides a self-contained adjustable screen or shield that may he readily attached to any vehicle.

l desire it to ne understood that l wish not to limit myself to the details of construction herein illustrated and described, as obvious rnoditications `will occur to persons skilled in the nrt.

claim es my invention:

het sectional shield tor vehicles compris c lower rectangular shield-section cons..ng of o panel and stiles formed ot tubes, each tui having u ,longitudinal slotl in inner si and seid panel being se cured to seid tubes at one side of said slots; an up hield 4ction consisting ot a panel :ind s'iiles, tion lying within und. being guided by the tubular stiles of the lower section, the vertical edge portions of the upper panel lying Within the slots ot the lower stiles, the lower Stiles und the lower panel being of substantielly equal height, said lower lstiles serving to hold the upper shield section rigidly against lateral movement out ot n vertical plane parallel with the plone ot' the lower panel and means for securing; the upper shield-section in operative position. v

A'. sectional wind shield for vehicles comprising n shield section arranged to he secured. to a vehicle, n second shield section having its ends in slidalolc engagement with the stiles of the upper shield-sec-v fris-llt the corresponding ends of the rst mentioned shield section, threaded rods located within therst shield section and operatively engaging the second section, and means for Ifetating said rods.

A sectional Wind shield for vehicles comprising a shield section arran ed to'be secured to a vehicle a second shie d section havingv its ends in slidable engagement with the correspondin ends of the first mentioned shield section, threaded rods located Within the first shield section and operatively engaoing the second section, means Within the first section foroperatively connecting seid rods, and means for actuating sa id connection. v i

die# sectional shield for vehicles' comprising u shield section arranged tobe secured to a vehicle, scid section beinlpro-l vided with hollow upright Stiles, and a ow buse rail, a second shield section having its ends slidably mounted in said stiles, threaded rods supported Within said stiles and engaging the second section, a shaft in said base rail operatively connected with both of said rods, and means for rotatin ysaid shaft.

5. A sectional shield for vehic es comprisling a shield section arranged to 'be secured to a vehicle, said section bein provided with hollow upright stiles,'snd a lio rail, c second shield section havinv' its ends slidsbly mounted in said Stiles, sai ends being alsoprovided with stiles located Within the stiles of the first section, threaded rods located within the stiles of the rst section and engaging the stile of the second section, a shaft in the base rail operzitively connect, ing said threaded rods, and means for rotating said shaft. l l

6.' A sectional shield for vehicles compris llow base ing two hollow slotted -side posts; a vpanel L. L. MILLER, l Gnomes L. CI-HNDAHL. 

